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From: rcs89301@zach.fit.edu ( Thomas E. Currey)
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Subject: Re: One-shot ftp client
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Date: 19 Feb 90 22:45:08 GMT
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Off the top of my head: you might try this
It accepts the arguements you wanted

usage :  shftp address loginname password [file1 file2 file3 file4 file5 file6]


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#! /bin/sh
cat "machine $1 login $2 password $3" >> $HOME/.netrc
chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc
echo "binary
get $4 
get $5 
get $6 
get $7 
get $8 
get $9 
quit" > $HOME/ftp.tmp
ftp $1 < $HOME/ftp.tmp > /dev/null       
rm $HOME/ftp.tmp
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There is also a nifty program on simtel20. It dos the same thing
but with a timer. "auto-ftp"